Hosted and sponsored by the United Methodist Foundation of the Northern Illinois Conference, Inc.
2022 Winter-Spring Cohort for Cultivating the Craft of Asking
Overview & Summaries
Wednesdays @ 1:00 PM Feb 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 23
Apr 6 | Apr 27
Hosted and sponsored by the United Methodist Foundation of the Northern Illinois Conference, Inc.
2022 Winter-Spring Cohort for Cultivating the Craft of Asking
Overview & Summaries
Wednesdays @ 1:00 - 2:30 PM 2022 Feb 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 23 | Apr 6 | Apr 27
Five online interactive workshops for a cohort of 10 church leaders across the conference
Presenter: Bonnie Marden, MYTE Ministries
Overview
Whether you are confident or terrified, the skills for cultivating donors and professional asks are within your reach. Discover and hone leadership skills in a supportive learning community.
The 2021 Fall cohort raised nearly $36,000 beyond regular giving and, including pledges to a capital campaign, the total raised was nearly $360,000!
The series of five live interactive online workshops equips pastoral and church leaders for the craft of cultivating financial support for mission and ministry. Content is sequential with actions and results reported each session. Participants practice skills with support and accountability while growing in self-awareness about how our life experience impacts our leadership.
Workshops: 90 minutes
Special notes:
There is no required reading for these workshops
Number of participants is a total of 10 across the conference
Non-refundable registration fee is $75
Full participation is mandatory to earn 0.75 CEUs
Participation includes opportunities to successfully accomplish the following results:
Define financial gift cultivation as spiritual formation and pastoral ministry
Discover courage and build confidence making financial asks
Practice donor cultivation activities
Expand financial resources year-round
In the video below, four pastors from the 2021 Fall cohort reflect on the unique challenge and opportunity of asking for financial support of the mission and ministries of the church.
Wednesdays @ 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Feb 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 23
Apr 6 | Apr 27
SESSION #1
Money Values
FEBRUARY 23RD
Explore biblical foundations, personal motivations and meanings of money, including exercises engaging with others to talk about money.
What is the purpose and value of "asking?"
SESSION #2
Honor Others' Story and Values
MARCH 9TH
Practice listening and interpersonal skills to discover other’s visions and interests. Explore how personal style impacts listening and empathy.
How does self-awareness impact "asking?"
SESSION
#1
Money Values
FEBRUARY 23RD
Explore biblical foundations, personal motivations and meanings of money, including exercises engaging with others to talk about money.
What is the purpose and value of "asking?"
SESSION
#2
Honor Others' Story and Values
MARCH 9TH
Practice listening and interpersonal skills to discover other’s visions and interests. Explore how personal style impacts listening and empathy.
How does self-awareness impact "asking?"
SESSION #3
Value-Based Asking
MARCH 23RD
Crafting conversations about giving and generosity. Suspending assumptions to generate possibilities and discover other’s capacity.
What are others already telling us about their values?
SESSION #4
Practicing the Craft
APRIL 6TH
Steps, rituals and preparation for productive relationship building. Distinguish cultivation from asking and their different roles. Principles and norms for the practice of "asking."
How do we prepare and practice "asking?"
SESSION #5
Sustaining Relationships
APRIL 27TH
Systems, communication and follow up for ongoing donor cultivation and relationship building.
Why what we do today matters.
SESSION
#3
Value-Based Asking
MARCH 23RD
Crafting conversations about giving and generosity. Suspending assumptions to generate possibilities and discover other’s capacity.
What are others already telling us about their values?
SESSION
#4
Practicing the Craft
APRIL 6TH
Steps, rituals and preparation for productive relationship building. Distinguish cultivation from asking and their different roles. Principles and norms for the practice of "asking."
How do we prepare and practice "asking?"
SESSION
#5
Sustaining Relationships
APRIL 27TH
Systems, communication and follow up for ongoing donor cultivation and relationship building.
Why what we do today matters.
Four pastors from the 2021 Fall cohort reflect on the unique challenge and opportunity of asking for financial support of the mission and ministries of the church.
About the Presenter
Bonnie Marden
SENIOR PASTOR
Broadway UCC|NYC
Founder & CEO, Agile Church
Rev. Piazza is a native of Georgia, prolific author, and has served churches in Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida, Connecticut, and, now, New York. He holds bachelor’s degrees in history and psychology from Valdosta State University; a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta; and a doctorate from Hartford Seminary, where he is a faculty associate and currently teaches Congregational Renewal. He also is the Founder and President of Agile Church Consulting.
About the Presenter
Bonnie Marden
FOUNDER
MYTE Ministries
Author, Church Finances for Missional Leaders: Best Practices for Faithful Stewardship
For 25 years Bonnie has trained and resourced pastors and congregational leaders to more fully understand their roles and responsibilities as stewards by teaching practical skills for ministry and taking courageous stands. Using “process consulting” techniques, she empowers leaders and congregations to prayerfully consider God’s calling in order to gain clarity, transform anxiety into constructive energy, and to have confidence in the pathways they choose to pursue.
Bonnie has mediated conflict and crafted visions related to endowment funds or new missions, facilitated merger and re-envisioning processes, led campaigns and new mission launches, trained multiple staff, led retreats and taught leaders to appreciate diversity. Her deepest joy occurs when individuals and groups discover their God-given potential and capacity to move toward the future faithfully.
FOUNDER
MYTE Ministries
Author, Church Finances for Missional Leaders: Best Practices for Faithful Stewardship
For 25 years Bonnie has trained and resourced pastors and congregational leaders to more fully understand their roles and responsibilities as stewards by teaching practical skills for ministry and taking courageous stands. Using “process consulting” techniques, she empowers leaders and congregations to prayerfully consider God’s calling in order to gain clarity, transform anxiety into constructive energy, and to have confidence in the pathways they choose to pursue.
Bonnie has mediated conflict and crafted visions related to endowment funds or new missions, facilitated merger and re-envisioning processes, led campaigns and new mission launches, trained multiple staff, led retreats and taught leaders to appreciate diversity. Her deepest joy occurs when individuals and groups discover their God-given potential and capacity to move toward the future faithfully.
